::whew::

[clarentine]

There. Kith and Kin, the rewrite thereof, is finished. A nice, clean version of the novel exists for sharing, so now's the time to speak up if you're inclined to read it. Canum would be pleased to make your acquaintance.

This is the second book in the series; the first book is with the agent, looking for work. I'm hoping that the lack of a follow-on novel is what stalled possible sales, and so the completion of Kith is a big deal for me. That, and I'm just plain tired of rewriting.

Oh, man, am I tired.

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I also managed to get that flu shot on Wednesday afternoon by standing in line for two and a half hours to ensure I'd be one of the 1,000 people they had vaccine doses for. Well, I was sitting in line; knowing it would be a long wait, I brought a chair, my lunch, a bottle of water, and a book. (Elizabeth Bear's Carnival, probably my favorite of hers to date.) As with the regular seasonal flu shot I got in early October, this one has resulted in my neck being a little stiffer than usual, so I've been taking Tylenol and ice cream to remedy that. *g*

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And now I have time to read. A trip to the bookstore is warranted, as several new books have come out recently that I've been wanting to read but could not, on account of (a) focusing on the rewrite and (b) tired. (That originally came out "ired," which fits, as does "mired.")

What have you read recently that you liked?

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Here, have some seasonal color:



That photo was actually taken a couple of years ago, but it's pretty enough to be a keeper. If you like colorful leaves, you might want to check out the viburnum photo, too.

Comments

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

I want to read! I want to read! But I won't get anything back to you in a hurry with the trip and all...

[clarentine]

I will send (I think I have your email addy - if it's changed, please let me know) and you can get back to me as and when you see fit.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

My addy's still the same. Send away. :)

[clarentine]

Actually, it appears I do not have your addy. Please send and I'll zap Kith to you. You can reach me as clarentine on Gmail.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

you can send it to either tangerinetanglefish at yahoo or miquela.faure at gmail. :)

[clarentine]

Gotcha - will do!

::corrects contact listing in gmail so I can find you when I want to::

[eseme]

I think I read either this one or the first, at one point. I'm not sure I will have time to read it all though. Let me poner that.

The coolest book I read lately was Wen Spencer's Endless Blue which came out in paperback over the summer (it came out in hardcover in 2007, not sure why the delay).

Her previous work has been interesting blends of genres. Her Ukiah Oregon series was sci fi with very unique aliens, Tinker and the follow up Wolf Who Rules are elves and magic in a modern setting with science and world gates, while A Brother's Price was a sort of post-apoc western with almost no males and a female dominated society.

Endless Blue is really pure sci fi, about the place all ships go when they miss a warp. And they go to the Saragasso Sea. It's pirates, with some high tech and people who have been geneticly engineered. It's brilliant.

[clarentine]

That does sound intriguing - as a general rule, I don't find myself attracted to most SF, but the premise there ("the place all ships go") strikes a chord.

Ponder away. *g* I'm actually looking for readers because I've changed some things structurally and want to make sure I haven't totally screwed up the story. It's a much different tale than what you last read some years back, though of course the basic character concepts remain the same.

[eseme]

I think you'd like Endless Blue as the biggest theme is how the various species (none of whom have met each other in real space) try to get along in this place where all their ships have crashed and no one can leave. It is very much a social drama.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

I'd love to read your draft, but, well. Thesis. Probably not a good idea.

Best book I've read lately? I'm just finishing City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish, which is quite possibly the most perfect history book I've ever read. It puts you there - and it can do it with incredible accuracy, because the "city of the sharp-nosed fish", Oxyrhynchos, is one of the places from which we have mounds and mounds of papyrii.

Or for fiction, have you read Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan yet? It's such a very fun book.

[clarentine]

Understood. You can probably ditch the earlier version I sent you this spring. *g*

Who's the author of the Sharp-Nosed Fishes? (Although I probably ought to stay away from sea-related books; I do not want to get back into that pirate book just yet.)

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

...You sent me a draft in the spring? You did. Bugger.

Peter Parsons. Oxyrhynchos is nowhere near the sea, by the way. It's south of the Fayyum, on a natural canal, nowadays called "Joseph's Canal," off the Nile. Greeks and Romans and Egyptians and Christians!

[clarentine]

Okay, as long as it doesn't start singing pirate ditties, I'm cool with canals. *g*

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

No pirate ditties. Maybe the odd hymn to Sarapis or Isis or the great god Nile. :P

[footlingagain.livejournal.com]

1) Hooray for finished clean draft! Have a good rest, now.

I'd love to read, but my pace lately is glacial. So I'd be very happy to read but if you'd rather give the spot to someone who'll actually be some use, I understand entirely *g* Details are in my profile, I think.

2) I'm glad you got the flu jab and thoroughly approve of your treatment for a stiff neck. I think I'll try that.

3) I read Ink & Steel and went straight on to Hell & Earth. I haven't finished that yet, but I'm enjoying it immensely. Bear's work just gets better and better.

4) Ooh - pretty! Thank you :)

[clarentine]

Just what the pseudodoctor ordered: a pint of cinnamon and coffee & cream ice creams. Yummmmmm!

If you just want to read the novel, I'm fine with that, too. I'll send and you can enjoy it into the next ice age, should that prove necessary. *g*

[clarentine]

Sent to your LJ addy.

[footlingagain.livejournal.com]

And safely received! Thank you so much.

Maybe that ice age will arrive more quickly than I expected :)